Patents by Inventor Rick Vander Veen

Rick Vander Veen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Automated foot bath apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20040216692
    Abstract: An automated cleaning system, where dairy cows pass through a foot bath region. The foot bath is periodically changed by implementing an agitation phase where high velocity water jets agitate the waste material in the foot bath and causes these to be discharged, followed by a drain phase where the liquid flows out an outlet. Then, a flushing phase removes the further debris, with the foot bath then being refilled with water and chemical disinfecting liquid for a subsequent cycle where another group of cows would pass through the foot bath region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventor: Rick Vander Veen
  • Automated foot bath apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6739286
    Abstract: An automated cleaning system, where dairy cows pass through a foot bath region. The foot bath is periodically changed by implementing an agitation phase where high velocity water jets agitate the waste material in the foot bath and causes these to be discharged, followed by a drain phase where the liquid flows out an outlet. Then, a flushing phase removes the further debris, with the foot bath then being refilled with water and chemical disinfecting liquid for a subsequent cycle where another group of cows would pass through the foot bath region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Inventor: Rick Vander Veen
  • Automated foot bath apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20030150397
    Abstract: An automated cleaning system, where dairy cows pass through a foot bath region. The foot bath is periodically changed by implementing an agitation phase where high velocity water jets agitate the waste material in the foot bath and causes these to be discharged, followed by a drain phase where the liquid flows out an outlet. Then, a flushing phase removes the further debris, with the foot bath then being refilled with water and chemical disinfecting liquid for a subsequent cycle where another group of cows would pass through the foot bath region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventor: Rick Vander Veen
  • Automated foot bath apparatus and method
    Patent number: RE42247
    Abstract: An automated cleaning system, where dairy cows pass through a foot bath region. The foot bath is periodically changed by implementing an agitation phase where high velocity water jets agitate the waste material in the foot bath and causes these to be discharged, followed by a drain phase where the liquid flows out an outlet. Then, a flushing phase removes the further debris, with the foot bath then being refilled with water and chemical disinfecting liquid for a subsequent cycle where another group of cows would pass through the foot bath region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Inventor: Rick Vander Veen
  • Automated foot bath apparatus and method
    Patent number: RE42608
    Abstract: An automated cleaning system, where dairy cows pass through a foot bath region. The foot bath is periodically changed by implementing an agitation phase where high velocity water jets agitate the waste material in the foot bath and causes these to be discharged, followed by a drain phase where the liquid flows out an outlet. Then, a flushing phase removes the further debris, with the foot bath then being refilled with water and chemical disinfecting liquid for a subsequent cycle where another group of cows would pass through the foot bath region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Inventor: Rick Vander Veen